Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Today's Task for Wednesday

Please follow the link below to read the article for today. Then, respond. What are your thoughts about the representation or absence of women, people of color, the GLBTQ and other marginalized or historically oppressed people in movies, tv and the media?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/06/dear_pixar_from_all_the_girls.html

What movies from your childhood have stuck with you? Who did you admire or emulate? Are there female heroes for girls to emulate? Why are most women secondary characters? Why does that matter to you?

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